primary schoolnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpraɪ.mə.ri ˌskuːl/uk/ˈpraɪ.mɚ.i ˌskuːl/in the U.K. and other countries, a school for children between five and eleven years old
in the U.S., a school for children between five and nine years old, or an elementary school
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Types of school
- alma mater
- business school
- charter school
- coed
- coeducational
- college
- comprehensive school
- convent school
- faith school
- fee-paying
- finishing school
- graduate school
- grant-maintained school
- high school
- independent school
- infant
- junior school
- military academy
- parochial school
- single-sex
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